The proposal, aimed at halting the escalating conflict along the Israel-Lebanon border, has not yet been addressed by Israel, according to a statement from Netanyahu’s office. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday said that his government has not responded to a US and French proposal for a 21-day ceasefire with Hezbollah in Lebanon, instructing…
Israel has asked its troops to prepare for a “possible entry” into Lebanon to “continue degrading Hezbollah,” after the Iran-backed organisation targeted Tel Aviv for the first time.However, a Pentagon spokesperson said an that an Israeli ground incursion did not appear “imminent.”Meanwhile, Lebanon’s prime minister Najib Mikati told the UN Security Council that Israel was…
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer urged British citizens to leave Lebanon “immediately” as clashes between Israel and escalated. Additionally, the UK has deployed approximately 700 troops to Cyprus as a precautionary measure in case an emergency evacuation becomes necessary.“The most important message from me to British nationals in Lebanon is to leave immediately.It is important…
Top Hezbollah commander Ibrahim Mohammed Kobeissi died in an Israeli strike on South Beriut, the Iran-backed group announced on Wednesday. This came hours after Israel had claimed that it had “eliminated” Kobeissi in a strike that killed six and injured 15, according to Lebanon.“Kobeissi was an important source of knowledge in the field of missiles…
A girl wounded in an Israeli strike in the southern Lebanese village of Saksakiyeh on Tuesday. (AFP) Israel‘s preparations to strike homes and buildings in southern Lebanon where it claimed Hezbollah was storing weapons included calling and texting Lebanese residents to evacuate areas that would come under fire, according to Lebanese and Israeli government officials.Whether…
After Israeli strikes on Hezbollah strongholds in Southern Lebanon killed 182 people on Monday, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu issued a strong statement saying “we don’t wait for threat, but get ahead of it,” AFP said. Netanyahu addressed recent development son the northern border with Lebanon in a statement to the Israeli public on Monday, as…
The Israel Defense Forces chief on Sunday vowed to continue striking Hezbollah until it ‘understood’ that there was no stopping displaced Israelis from returning to their homes in the north, Times of Israel reported.“We will safely return the residents to their homes, and if Hezbollah has not understood this yet, it will get another blow…
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and top Hezbollah leader Naim Qassem on Sunday declared plans to intensify their cross-border attacks, raising concerns about a potential escalation into a larger conflict, the New York Times reported.Qassem indicated that the attacks marked the start of a new phase of warfare. “What happened last night is just the…
Workers searched for survivors following an Israeli airstrike that killed at least 37 people in a suburb of the Lebanese capital, making it the deadliest attack in nearly a year of conflict between Israel and the powerful Iran-backed militant group.Israel’s military confirmed that the strike targeted an underground gathering of Hezbollah commanders, including Aqil and…
The pager explosions are just the latest in a series of crises that have plagued Lebanon for decades. The rocket attacks were in response to a vow by Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah to retaliate against Israel for a previous mass bombing attack.The Israeli military confirmed carrying out a “targeted strike” in Beirut but did not…
